Federer gains quarterfinal berth, rematch with Soderling
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09/07/2010 -
Flushing Meadows, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Roger Federer continued to roll at the
U.S. Open on Monday, this time scoring a straight-set victory over Austrian
Jurgen Melzer to reach the quarterfinals.
The second-seeded Federer earned a 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 win over the No. 13
seed Melzer. The super Swiss has not dropped a set at this fortnight and will
next take on Swede Robin Soderling.
The fifth-seeded Soderling took down No. 21 seed Albert Montanes of Spain,
4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. Although Federer is 12-1 lifetime against the reigning
two-time French Open runner-up, Soderling beat the 16-time Grand Slam champion
in the quarterfinals at this year's French Open. That snapped Federer's streak
of 23 consecutive Grand Slam semifinal appearances.
I'll be the second straight year the two have met at the U.S. Open. In 2009,
Federer won in four tough sets in the quarterfinals.
"I'm looking forward obviously," Federer said. "He's always been a dangerous
player. He's able to do it consistently at the highest level and looks like
he's going to finish in the top-5 at the end of the year. This is obviously a
tough draw for me."
The former world No. 1 Federer titled here from 2004-08 and was last year's
runner-up to Argentine slugger Juan Martin del Potro. This year's Aussie Open
champ earned his 26th successive Grand Slam quarterfinal.
After finishing off the second set with a powerful forehand, Federer gained a
break midway through the third before beating Melzer for a second time this
year. Their other match was in the round-of-16 at Wimbledon, also a three-set
win for Federer.
Also on Monday, former runner-up Novak Djokovic handled American Mardy Fish,
while Frenchman Gael Monfils also moved into the quarterfinals.
The third-seeded Djokovic drubbed a lethargic 19th-seeded Fish in surgeon-like
6-3, 6-4, 6-1 fashion at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
Djokovic moved on in 1 hour, 50 minutes by piling up six service breaks
against the typically-big-serving Fish.
Fish, who labored here on Labor Day, had won 18 of his previous 20 matches,
including a pair of titles and a runner-up finish against Federer at an
ATP Masters/U.S. Open Series tournament in Cincinnati.
"It's been a great summer, obviously, for many reasons," Fish said. "Sort of
put myself back into a position where I feel like I belong, and I put in a ton
of hard work."
The 23-year-old Djokovic will compete in his fourth straight U.S. Open
quarterfinal. The steady Serb reached at least the semifinals in his previous
three trips to New York, and has reached at least the quarters in 13 of his
last 15 Grand Slam events overall.
"I played a great match today, Djokovic said. "Conditions were tough as well
with a strong wind. I was using my serve in important moments extremely well
and opening the court and kind of not giving him enough chances to come to the
net and be aggressive."
Djokovic is a former Australian Open titlist and lost to Federer in the 2007
U.S. Open finale. He'll face an acrobatic Monfils in a quarterfinal here on
Wednesday.
The enigmatic Monfils reached his third career, and first-ever U.S. Open,
quarterfinal with a hard-fought and entertaining 6-4, 7-5, 7-5 victory over
compatriot Richard Gasquet. The 17th-seeded Monfils advanced in 2 hours, 35
minutes by firing 14 aces and breaking Gasquet's serve five times in a match
between two of the most talented players on the ATP World Tour.
Monfils is the first Frenchman in 10 years to reach the U.S. Open
quarterfinals.
The fourth round concludes on Tuesday with top seed Rafael Nadal, the reigning
French Open and Wimbledon champion, continuing his quest for a first U.S. Open
title by facing fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez. The last time Nadal lost
before the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam was at the 2009 French Open.
Another battle of Spanish players has No. 8 Fernando Verdasco playing
10th seed David Ferrer. the other two matches will see 12th-seeded Russian
Mikhail Youzhny battling Spain's Tommy Robredo, and 20th-seeded American
Sam Querrey battling 25th seed Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland.
Due to the matchups, Spain is guaranteed the first all-Spanish quarterfinal in
the U.S. Open in the Open Era.
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